Alumni May Buy New “U" Diplomas Graduates of Weber State may change their diplomas to reflect the new University name. Emil Hanson, dean of student administrative services, said an alumnus who mails in an old diploma with a check or money order for $25 will receive a diploma that says “Weber State University.” Letters requesting the change should include an alumnus’ full name, address, degree received, date of graduation and social security number. New diplomas will be mailed within six weeks after a request is received. Campus Contemplates Ogden Conference Center The University plans to create a conference center in downtown Ogden with revenue from a | percent restaurant tax Weber County officials began collecting in October. The tax plan added 1| percent to all restaurant sales and will gener- alte an estimated $800,000 in local revenues annually to improve community facilities, proponents said. “As a metropolitan university, Weber State needs an increased presence in downtown Ogden,” said University President Paul H. Thompson. Community groups have suggested the University create a conference center in Ogden tied to the Egyptian Theater, Dr. Thompson said. The conference center will be used for continuing education counseling and classes and as an annex to the University’s Small Business Development Center. The city also will renovate the Egyptian Theater to give the University a place to expand its popular Utah Musical Theatre program. The University wants to develop its summer-long theatrical program into a major tourist attraction, 26 AME New Centers ¢ “U" Diplomas Entrepreneurial Lectures Tar Sands ¢ Nursing Endowment National Award ¢ Reunions said Dr. Thompson. The Utah Musical Theatre is attracting large audiences but lacks adequate production facilities for expansion. The Allred Theater on the University’s campus, current home of the Utah Musical Theatre, seats James D. Urry Note: Of Alumni Elect Urry James D. Urry of Ogden has been elected president of the board of directors of the University Alumni Association for the 1991- 330 and was largely sold out for this year’s first production, said Sherwin Howard, dean of the College of Arts & Humanities. Almost 40 percent of this year’s available seating was sold to season ticket holders, Dr. Howard said. 92 academic year. Mr. Urry is a 1973 graduate of Weber State. He is a vice president and assistant manager of the consumer loan department of First Security Bank of Utah. Weber State alumni also selected Dorthea Van Erden-Wiese of Ogden to serve as president of the Emeritus Alumni Council and Curtis Breitweiser of Roy to serve as president of the Young Alumni Council. Ms. Van Erden-Wiese received an associate’s degree from Weber State in 1936 and a bachelor’s degree in 1976. Mr. Breitweiser graduated in 1985. He is an independent insurance agent. ® The 1,800-seat Austad Auditorium is not an alternative, Dr. Howard said, because it is too large for stage musicals. The Egyptian Theater seats about 1,000. Renovation of the Egyptian will reduce seating to between 700 and 800. The theater, at 2439 Washington Blvd., opened July 3, 1924 as a movie palace. In December 1984 it failed to meet city building codes and was closed. Since then, supporters have collected private funds in an attempt to reopen the facility. Total renovation costs have been estimated at $3 million. The tax plan raised the ire of Utah restaurant owners and some patrons. Weber County Commissioners, however, voted in favor of the project. County officials hope Weber State’s presence in downtown Ogden will help revitalize the city’s business district. “We're confident a downtown center will make a significant impact on the city’s economy and make some of our programs more accessible,” Dr. Thompson said. ® Entrepreneurial Program Earns $80,000 Endowment Thomas Boam, the U.S. State Department’s former top trade expert in East Germany, delivered the first lecture in a new University entrepreneurial affairs program created by donations of more than $80,000. The program will include lectures, business training sessions and conferences designed to help small businesses in the area, said Alma F. Harris, former dean of the College of Business & Economics. Funding came from the Howard and Evelyn Larson Foundation, the Samuel C. and Myra Powell foundation and the Stewart Educational Foundation. Dr. Harris said the college will hold an entrepreneurial training seminar every three months and two major entrepreneurial conferences each year. Conferences will consist of free four-hour sessions for students and members of the business community. Planners also have scheduled 13 one-hour training programs focusing on all aspects of entrepreneurship. # Researcher Finds Cheap Way To Squeeze Oil percent of the oil from tar sands and leaves “an ugly mess,” he said. According to Dr. Guymon, the resulting oil also is a higher grade. He said he uses it to produce improved asphalt that could extend the life of roads and highways. A Florida-based company has built an experimental extraction plant in Utah to use Dr. Guymon’s patented process for making asphalt. “Tar sands are one of the largest energy reserves in the world and Utah has 80 percent of the known deposits in the United States,” Dr. Guymon said. Tar sands are believed to be caused by prehistoric earthquakes that allowed underground oil fields to seep into sand dunes. The lighter oils evaporated, scientists believe leaving lumps of oil, sand and clay. Chemists have tried for 15 From Tar Sands A University chemistry professor has discovered an easy and economical way to extract oil from tar sands. E. Park Guymon said he added a common detergent to his laboratory experiments and discovered an oil-separation process that has eluded chemists for more than a decade. Dr. Guymon’s process combines cold water, gasoline solvent and detergent. It separates 95 percent of the oil from tar sands, he said. The best alternative method of extraction rinses only about 80 Alumni Honor VP member, department chairman and dean at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for 20 years. Robert B. Smith, vice president for Academic Affairs, said receiving the 1991 H. 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